Transcript Lake County Watershed Management Board Funding Program

Lake County
Watershed Management Board
Funding Program
Mike Prusila, CFM, Watershed Planner
Lake County
Watershed Management Board (WMB)
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Primary Role: Serve as a forum for the coordination
and allocation of resources, to contribute to basin
planning projects, and to solve interjurisdictional
watershed issues.
Make recommendations to SMC on financial,
institutional, and programmatic aspects of the
drainage system and stormwater management
services.
Funding Goals
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Primary:
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Secondary:
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Flood Damage Reduction
Water Quality Improvement
Ecosystem Restoration
Education
Projects required by permit not eligible
Cost-Share Requirement
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Minimum 50% applicant cost share requirement
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Cash
In-kind services
Combination
Could be made up of several jurisdictions and/or use
federal or state funds
$150,000 total available for last 3 years, divided into
4 watersheds (Fox River Watershed last year
received $25,840).
WMB History
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Began as 4 separate boards in 1995
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Fox River
Des Plaines River
North Branch of the Chicago River
Lake Michigan
Now operates as one countywide board
WMB Membership
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Chief Elected Officials
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Villages
Cities
Townships
Active Drainage Districts
County Board Members
Fox Waterway Agency CEO
Delegates of the above
WMB Project Types
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Planning
Engineering Analysis
Alternate Solution Evaluation
Design
Capital Construction
Maintenance & Repairs
Project Selection
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Project funding recommendations to SMC
are made based on consensus agreement by
the participating members and delegates. If a
clear consensus cannot be reached, then all
positions expressed by WMB members and
delegates are presented to the SMC.
Application Process
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Annual Application Schedule
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Request for Proposals in July/August
Proposals due in September/October
Staff recommendations to WMB in December
WMB recommendations to SMC in January
Grant agreements done in March
Project Prioritization Criteria
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Benefit multiple jurisdictions (25%)
Beneficial results for up to 100-year flood event
(20%)
Alleviate structural flood damages (15%)
Reduce surface water quality problems using BMPs
(15%)
Benefit environment w/emphasis on non-structural
natural resource protection strategies (10%)
Project Prioritization Criteria (cont.)
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Alleviate major nuisance flooding (5%)
Provide multiple use benefits such as
recreation, public education, data collection,
etc. (5%)
Utilize state and/or federal funding as much
as possible (5%)
Bonus points for greater than 50% applicant
cost share (5%)
Watershed Management Assistance
Grants (WMAG)
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Specialized type of WMB grant with primary
purpose of supporting growth and
sustainability (i.e., organizational capacity) of
local watershed partnerships in Lake County.
$10,000 is set aside for these applications
with no cost-share requirement.
U.S. EPA State and Tribal Assistance
Grant (STAG)
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SMC may receive special appropriations for
projects and/or planning
Awarded through the U.S. EPA State and
Tribal Assistance Grant program
U.S. EPA will match up to 55% of project
costs through STAG program
SMC issues RFP at county level to solicit
local projects and partners
U.S. EPA State and Tribal Assistance
Grant (STAG)
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Projects may include:
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Stormwater system improvements & retrofits
Stream channel & floodplain improvements
Streambank and shoreline stabilization
Wetland enhancement
Requires local match of at least 45% (cash or
in-kind)
U.S. EPA State and Tribal Assistance
Grant (STAG)
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SMC ranks proposals, applies to U.S. EPA for
approval
STAG funds are usually allocated to multiple
projects
Typical allocation $20K-$100K per project
U.S. EPA State and Tribal Assistance
Grant (STAG)
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May use local or State grants as match (WMB or
C2000)
Cannot be matched with other Federal funding
sources (319, NFWF)
Other caveats:
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Not a regular source of funding for SMC projects
Can be a lengthy process (up to 2 years for approval,
more for actual construction)
Project area may be geographically limited (e.g., DPR)
SMC Contacts for WMB
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Des Plaines River and North Branch of the
Chicago River watersheds:
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Christine Gaynes
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[email protected]
847-918-5275
Fox River and Lake Michigan watersheds
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Rasto Vrazda
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[email protected]
847-918-7696